It's Tuesday (In Many Places), So It's Time For---

[Carl Cramer]

My Wooden Boat Of the Week.

If you like it/don't like it, please post comments there?

www.woodenboat.com/boat

Great work by Russ, Paul, Eric, and all crews.

Thanks, Carl

[ChaseKenyon]

Tried to post and answer yo0u Carl lost alomst 15 minutes of my time because nothing works and sends you to the page it announces. Your email whter here4 oor non the boat of the week or on the main page only loops back around to the WB main page which one has already found out that your email is a se4cure jpage not available.


?So for what it's worth at 20 minutes now to make a 2 minute comment...........


I hope you get this Carl, your format is definitavely not user friendly as to leaving comments.
Before I go into this you have my number at ]603 938 5282
I watched the Pt skiff videos numerous times. The 20 hp is a bit to much for the hull as is. On the other hand a 15 would not be able to make the most of the hull at it weight and length. She would be fine at 15 hp and cut off to 14 ft with a small bit of taper to the stern.
As she sits she needs two things. One extend the bottom except at the motor 2.75 inches past the transom. THis will accomplish two things. One lift the stern and get the motor back up to it’s optimum surface penetration height. Second it will prevent the stern from being pushed down by bow lift in a chop.
Second thing is the bow runs too high (see item one) and it presents too much windage for real world not two days a year perfect inshore chop with wind gusts. Lifting the stern as in nitem one allows us to add leveling weights to the bow on either side of the stem/keel joint. Some where around 37 lbs out to do the trick with the stern lift or just add 74 lbs to the front.
Make these modifications to this design and it will magically improve performance. In a chop and even straight speed and fuel consumption by using the most possible hull lift and removing as much stern drag as is feasible. With these changes I would not hesitate to take her from Charlestown/Matunick RI to Block Island on a fair day. A day trip I made many times in my youth in 14 and 15 or 16 ft boats.
Something from your contest parameters I am not expecting from the other designs.
A few years ago WBM had a story of an Old Saybrook/ Mystic builder who figured out how to make his skiffs work by adding weights in the bow. This design needs it also but you can see in the videos it needs enough extra lift at the stern to lift the stern/bottom line up about 2 inches in the water to maximize the efficiency of the outboard and the top speed and GPH of the boat.
Chase

[Hwyl]

I just posted to the blog Chase and had no problem

[brad9798]

WOW!

I love this little boat.

I was going to build a Garvey this winter with the kids ... but I may have to check into this one!!!

Thanks!

[Carl Cramer]

Thanks, all. Chase, thanks for yours -- I have fixed the broken link.

[J. Dillon]

Carl C.

Don't be too disappointed at the lack of replies. Below is a pie chart of Lefty's epic Pub thread. Look at all the views as compared to replies. Of course the main subject is food & drinks, near and dear to everyones heart. I don't have to say what is next on man's mind but boats come on somewhere.



Carl the world is full of viewers.

JD

[rbgarr]

Lefty has posted to his own thread 3200+ times !?!

[JimConlin]

Non-sequitur

[Carl Cramer]

Carl C.

Don't be too disappointed at the lack of replies. Below is a pie chart of Lefty's epic Pub thread. Look at all the views as compared to replies. Of course the main subject is food & drinks, near and dear to everyones heart. I don't have to say what is next on man's mind but boats come on somewhere.



Carl the world is full of viewers.

JD

Thanks, J. I take solace from Lefty's site.......

[MiddleAgesMan]

Well, Mr. Cramer, I finally found the Register button and did the deed. I'm still waiting for the auto-email response and will post a comment when it arrives.

As for the PT boat I think it's pretty incredible that 20 hp can drive that boat. The Simmons Sea Skiff series are pretty light and easily driven but it appears that PT skiff has taken efficiency to a higher level.

[Carl Cramer]

Thanks, Middle. Yes, I think the PT Skiff is pretty impressive... as are some of the others. We can't wait to show them to you soon....

[kenjamin]

OK, maybe I'm dumber than dirt but after going through the trouble of registering for that World Press site I still don't see where or how I'm supposed to leave a comment. I wanted to read what John Welsford said about the PT Skiff but I couldn't do that either. What am I missing here???

[Carl Cramer]

At the bottom of the page, it says "Comment." Or at least it did the last time I checked (an hour or so ago).